Sultana Point Explained

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Sultana Point
State:SA
Coordinates:-35.1139°N 137.7594°W

Sultana Point is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located near the south east tip of Yorke Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Sultana Point about 3.3km (02.1miles) south-southeast of the town of Edithburgh. The waters to its immediate east contain the shoal system known as the Troubridge Shoals. It is one of the natural features named after the Sultana, a ship which was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals on 28 September 1849. The waters adjoining its shores are located within the boundaries of the Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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  1. Book: Department of Marine and Harbors. South Australia, Gulf of St Vincent, Edithburgh, Small Boat Chart, Scale 1:50,000. 1991.
  2. Web site: The Wreck of the "Sultana"’ from London. South Australian Register. 6 August 2014. 2 . 3 October 1849.
  3. Web site: Robinson. A. C.. South Australia's offshore islands. Australian Heritage Commission. 13 December 2013 . Canty, P. . Mooney, T. . Rudduck, P.. 290. 1996.
  4. Web site: Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park, Management plan summary . Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 6 August 2014. 2 . 2012.
  5. Web site: Search result for "Sultana Point (point)" (Record no SA0063663) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "counties" and "Place names (gazetteer)" . . 25 April 2017.